Population history shapes urban evolutionary dynamics: distinct genetic structure across urban and rural Europe in two lepidopterans
Sami Mikael Kivelä, Kyung Min Lee, George C. Adamidis, Simona Bonelli, Frederik Hendrickx, Peter Huemer, Tomáš Kadlec, Tuomas Kankaanpää, Guillaume Minard, Matthew Nielsen, Elena Piano, Toomas Tammaru, Konstantina Zografou, Thomas Merckx
The paper examines genetic differentiation between urban and rural populations of two lepidopterans in Europe, finding distinct genetic structures and suggesting population history influences urban evolution.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Jan 21, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology